A Freudian Interpretation Of William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies Might See Piggy, Ralph, And Jack As The Competing Demands Of The Super Ego, The Ego And The Id Respectively. If So, What View Of Human Nature Does Golding Present In His Novel?

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A Freudian interpretation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies might see Piggy, Ralph, and Jack as the competing demands of the super-ego, the ego and the id respectively. If so, what view of human nature does Golding present in his novel?William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies is a story of schoolboys being dropped onto an island from their home of England, without any adults or any sign of life beside themselves. A Freudian interpretation of the main characters might paint Piggy to be the mind of the super-ego, Ralph as the mind of the ego, and Jack as the id. This translation of the boys' core psychological states shows that Golding's view of human nature ranges from faith to a pessimistic sentiment of humanity.A Freudian analysis of the characters in Lord of the Flies would have Piggy depicted as the mind of the super-ego. Piggy has always relied on his aunt from when his parents died to his asthma, and this is evident to us in the first pages of the book. "My auntie told me not to run," he explained "on account of my asthma."(13). He has grown up in a sheltered world and as a reflex he goes back to what he has always known, rules and stability. He tries to establish a balanced environment where there are rules and a leader, as that is all that he has always known. As the novel progresses, we see Piggy clinging to the symbol of peace and power, the conch, in attempts to restore a sense of harmony between the two groups. The super-ego mindset that he is in forces him to do so, as he has no ability to turn to a primitive state of mind. The character of Piggy represents both Golding's faith in human nature and his doubt in humanity as well, as Piggy; the symbol of good and hope is killed towards the end of the novel. This could be seen as a metaphor representing Golding's pessimistic views of humankind.Ralph, in Freudian terms, would represent the ego as he is always trying to keep the balance between the primitive state and the world of logic and poise. Golding first describes Ralph's happiness when he realizes that there are no grown-ups:"Are there any grown ups at all?""I don't think so."The fair boy said this solemnly; but then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him. In the middle of the scar he stood on his head and grinned at the reversed fat boy."No grown-ups!" (12)Ralph's ambition soon became his enemy, as the rivalry between himself and Jack became clear, just like the rivalry between the ego and the id. Ralph had very realistic goals throughout this novel, using both his primitive senses to understand the need for meat and...

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death as Piggy, an animal of sorts ready for slaughter. I think this
symbolises mankind's need for a victim whether he is nameless or not,
he was enraged that Ralph preferred Piggy to him, even though it is
never clear until Jack has turned on Ralph whether Piggy and him are
even friends.
I see the fire as a glint of "hope, of civilisation, of organisation
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